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It’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this week from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, BOOM!, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Action Comics, American Vampire, Angel, Avengers, Captain America, Deadpool, Detective Comics, Green Arrow, Guarding the Globe, Incorruptible, Jughead, New Avengers, Red Sonja, Scalped, Secret Warriors, Spawn, Teen Titans, X-Men, Zatanna, the first issues of Age Of X: Alpha, Infestation, New York Five, Speaker for the Dead, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command, and the final issues of Chaos War, Transformers: Prime, Ultimate Comics Avengers 3, and X-Men Forever 2.

Enjoy issue #112

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Batman #706

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Sensei has abducted Lucius Fox and his daughter with the hopes of prying the secrets of a brotherhood his father once belonged. Meanwhile Batman and Robin find themselves sidetracked by a sneak attack by the Riddler and his daughter Enigma.

There’s much to like here, but one thing which troubles me. The entire issue is jam-packed with as many periphery Bat-characters as could easily fit into one story (each with their own introduction) including those mentioned above as well as Catwoman, Catgirl, I-Ching, Peacock, and Reaper. The entire issue feels like an attempt to create a new jumping-in point for those who haven’t been reading the title. The problem is this is part-three of an on-going storyline. So why this attempt works, it feels a bit awkward.

The story itself works pretty well as the various stories hint without giving too much away. Filled with action, this actually is a mystery story (in several different ways) for Batman to solve. It’s also nice to see Grayson’s detective skills highlighted.

[DC $2.99]

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Batgirl #17

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Batgirl and Robin, together again. YES! I just love Stephanie and Damian together.

The pair team-up to solve a case of missing children which leads Damian to go undercover as a regular kid (much to the delight of Batgirl). We get the regular barbs between the two on a fire escape in front of a low level thug, but there’s also a nice realization by Batgirl when she sees Damian doesn’t know how to be a kid. He doesn’t know how to play. Her attempt to remedy this in the comic’s final page is priceless.

There’s also a good opening dialogue between Damian and Alfred, who Damian has come to accept as “an adequate servant,” and the random panel of Stephanie’s dream mumblings about killing Abraham Lincoln. Throw in a high speed chase involving a school bus, which Damian stabs (successfully) and attempts to drive (a little less successfully), and you’ve got everything you need for a great read!

[DC $2.99]

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The Thanos Imperative: Devastation

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Following the events of The Thanos Imperative the Guardians of the Galaxy are no more. Phaya-Vell and Gamora were killed, Star Lord and Nova sacrificed themselves to stop Thanos, and Adam Warlock and Drax are both dead (again).

This leaves the rest of the team scattered and Cosmo to fulfill Star-Lord’s final request: put together a new team of “absolute badasses” and “annihilators.” This one-shot follows Cosmo on his quest to gather the Silver Surfer, Beta Ray Bill, Quasar, Ronan, and Gladiator to stop Blaastar‘s attack on the Inhuman/Kree capital of Attilan and agree to band together to save the universe from whatever next big threat emerges.

Cosmo’s discussions with each of the reluctant warriors are well done. My favorite is the short scene with the cosmic telepathic dog taking a ride with the Silver Surfer on his board.

The new series, The Annihilators, is also set to return two former Guardians in their own adventures – Rocket Raccoon and Groot. As to what will happen to the rest of the Guardians, we’ll just have to wait and see.

[Marvel $3.99]

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Amazing Spider-Man #651

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You know what? It’s nice for Spider-Man to be fun again. The latest issue finds Spidey and the Black Cat breaking into the Kingpin‘s tower after the stolen Reverbium.

Spidey’s sporting his new stealth suit (something I’m still on the fence about) and the Black Cat is sporting her trademark teammate skills as the two find their secret mission discovered before it even starts when the Kingpin and the new Hobgoblin give the heroes a rather chilly reception.

I’ve really only got minor complaints here such as the length of time Fisk toys with the Black Cat without doing her any real harm (something which could have been fixed by reorganizing the panels a bit). I do like Phil Urich as the new Hobgoblin and the dark mirrored take with him selling footage of his other persona for his job at the Daily Bugle. There’s also a nice moment with Carlie when Parker realizes how naked he feels with all his Spidey stuff stored at his new job instead of his apartment.

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